AIArchitect, February 9, 2004 - Heads Up: 2004-2005 Justice Facilities Review Deadlines Approaching

02/2004

Heads Up: 2004–2005 Justice Facilities Review Deadlines Approaching
Fees and forms due February 20; submission binders, March 20

The AIA Committee on Architecture for Justice invites all registered architects to submit projects that represent state-of-the-art justice-facility design for publication in the 2004–2005 Justice Facilities Review. The review features a wide range of projects, including courts; training centers; communications centers; and
law-enforcement, detention, correctional, emergency-operations, multiple-use, and special-treatment facilities.

The jury will consist of architects and administrators familiar with justice facilities. The jury has sole discretion in selecting entries that it believes best represent a nationwide cross-section of quality solutions in correctional, detention, law-enforcement, juvenile-justice, courthouses, and related facilities. The jury’s considerations may include:

Exemplary solutions that incorporate justice standards and the best practices with current justice philosophy
The adequacy of the architectural response to the owner’s program and budget
Site and climate conditions
Functional relationships and circulation
Safety and security
Light, air, and sound controls
The quality of the living and working environments
Response to operational and life safety standards, energy conservation, and sustainability.

Citations recognizing outstanding features of individual projects may be made at the discretion of the jury.

Selected projects will appear in the publication and at least three traveling exhibits. In addition, citation winners may be offered the opportunity to present a brief overview of their projects at an AIA conference. (As with last year’s Review, small firms, i.e., firms with five or fewer people, will be eligible to submit entries at a discounted rate.)

Entry forms and fees are due at AIA national headquarters February 20, and submission binders are due March 20. The jury will meet in April, and the
Justice Facilities Review will by published July 1. Direct questions about the submission procedure to Bruce Bland, 202-626-7358.

Visit the CAJ Web site for more information and to download an entry form.

The Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Las Vegas, by Cannon Design, received a citation in the 2003–2004 Justice Facilities Review, as well as a U.S. General Services Administration Honor Award for Architecture. Photo © Peter Aaron/Esto.

The Ketchikan Regional Youth/RDT Facility, Ketchikan, Alaska, by ECI/Hyer, Inc., received a citation in the 2003–2004 Justice Facilities Review. Photo © Paul Anderson.